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Spreading of multilocular echinococcosis in southern Europe: the first record in foxes and jackals in Serbia, Vojvodina Province

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Foxes and jackals from the Vojvodina Province of Serbia were examined for the presence of echinococcosis. Animals were collected as part of routine rabies monitoring and autopsied; their intestines were checked for parasites. Out of 112 examined foxes, echinococcosis was found in 20 (17.9 %); of 28 examined jackals, 4 were infected (14.3 %). Morphological analysis confirmed the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis. This is the first record of E. multilocularis in foxes or other carnivorous mammals in Serbia.

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This paper was partially covered by Grant No. TR31084, Ministry of Education and Science of Serbia.

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  1. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Dušan Lalošević

  2. Pasteur Institute of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 1, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Dušan Lalošević & Verica Simin

  3. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

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  4. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Milan Miljević, Borislav Čabrilo & Olivera Bjelić Čabrilo

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Lalošević, D., Lalošević, V., Simin, V. et al. Spreading of multilocular echinococcosis in southern Europe: the first record in foxes and jackals in Serbia, Vojvodina Province. Eur J Wildl Res 62, 793–796 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-016-1050-9

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Keywords

  • Echinococcus multilocularis
  • Fox
  • Jackal
  • Serbia
  • Vojvodina